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DNA from 190-year-old museum specimen confirms Himalayan pangolin is a separate species

DNA from 190-year-old museum specimen confirms Himalayan pangolin is a separate species

Researchers compared dozens of genomes, skulls and skins. DNA extracted from the specimen used to describe the animal in Nepal in 1836 matched pangolins living in the southern Himalayas – restoring the scientific name *Manis aurita*.